The Yes albums you should definitely own By Classic Rock published 26 March 24 The musicians may have changed, but the search for musical transcendence never wavered. These are the very best albums by Yes
New four-disc box set for 'great lost Yes album' Talk due in May By Jerry Ewing published 25 March 24 Yes's 1994 album Talk will also be reissued as a limited edition double white vinyl release and on single CD
Jon Anderson announces Yes: Epics, Classics and More tour: new music on the way By Fraser Lewry published 5 March 24 Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks are currently putting the finishing touches on a new album
Yes launch limited 2CD and Blu-ray edition of Mirror To The Sky By Jerry Ewing published 23 February 24 The band's Classic Tales Of Yes UK tour takes place in May and June
"It promises to be one of our most interesting sets to date." Yes discuss their upcoming UK tour By Jerry Ewing published 22 February 24 The Classic Tales Of Yes UK live dates includes shows rescheduled from 2023
“He didn’t think the concerts would work… the fluidity, precision and phrasing is simply dazzling”: Rick Wakeman’s Live At The London Palladium 2023 By Ian Fortnam published 19 February 24 Performed over two nights, box set featuring The Six Wives Of Henry VIII, The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur, Yes Classics and Journey To The Centre Of The Earth is an essential package
“Isn’t it the best when you get into a band and they happen to have so much material to discover?” Yes’ Jon Davison fell in love with the Moody Blues by falling in love with John Lodge’s daughter By Grant Moon published 2 February 24 Singer has a soft spot for Tom Waits' melancholy first album and tree-hugger activities - and he’s in a band with his prog hero
“Those who have heard it suggest it may not be the lost classic its reputation implies”: Six songs that didn’t make Yes’ 90125 tracklist By Stephen Lambe published 29 January 24 Starting out as Cinema before resuming their established name, the band spent 18 months developing the album that saved them. Inevitably, not every track made the final cut
"I still think I’m part of Yes": Jon Anderson teases the possibility of a reunion with former Yes bandmates Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman By Paul Brannigan published 29 January 24 Jon Anderson suggests that the door may be open for playing again with some old friends
“I just knew Trevor Horn as a pop producer. When he turned up with a guitar, I said, ‘Is that a prop, or are you going to use it?’ We just didn’t hit it off”: How Yes’ 90125 became a triumph – despite starting with “the worst jam in history” By Stephen Lambe published 24 January 24 After Drama resulted in the band’s complete collapse, a massive revamp seemed the only hope for any kind of future. But that epic challenge resulted in an equally epic album
"We would go out and he really never wanted anybody to know that he was a musician": The troubled life and lonely death of Peter Banks, the man once called "the architect of prog" By Paul Woods published 24 January 24 Guitarist Peter Banks gave Yes their name, designed their logo, and played on their first two albums – yet when he died, there was no money for his funeral
“By the time I swapped over the tapes I knew I was in the stinky brown stuff. Somebody said, ‘God help us’ … the budget for the cover was cut back”: How Rick Wakeman proved everyone wrong with The Six Wives of Henry VIII By Dave Ling published 23 January 24 His 1973 debut solo album was roundly hated by label bosses and reviewers – but it became a coffee-table classic and gave him freedom from Yes
"I could sense the end was near": Yes bassist Billy Sherwood recalls his "heartbreaking" final conversations with his hero Chris Squire By Paul Brannigan published 15 January 24 "We started talking all the time...The conversations got deeper and heavier"
“This is tightrope-walking without a net… it feels a bit like having him play a solo up close and personal, and who – other than certain former members of Yes, perhaps – wouldn’t want that?” Steve Howe’s Motif Volume 2 By Gary McKenzie published 3 January 24 15 years after the first instalment, the guitarist bares the bones of his writing and proves those bones are strong
“As hard as it was, and it was hard, nobody wanted to bottle out. We just knew we had a big landscape we could explore”: How Tales From Topographic Oceans became the most arduous project in Yes’ history By Sid Smith published 7 December 23 Used as a byword for musical over-indulgence, 1973 album fought its creators every step of the way – right down to its master tapes nearly being crushed by a bus
Classic Tales Of Yes European and UK tour dates announced for 2024 By Jerry Ewing published 6 December 23 Yes European and UK live dates include shows rescheduled from 2023
“The disc of unreleased live material truly captures the excitement of this line-up in full flight”: The Yes Album Super Deluxe Edition By Daryl Easlea published 5 December 23 Extended third LP, their first with Steve Howe, illustrates the amazing connection between musicians at the top of their game
”I was pretty much ordered to go and play with Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes and John Wetton. I was told that if I didn’t, I’d be dropped”: Trevor Rabin’s challenging road to Yes By Stephen Lambe published 28 November 23 From a dalliance with NWOBHM and Asia to sudden career jumps across the ocean, he’s always been far more interesting and varied than many realise
"We realised that anything, from that moment onwards, was possible": The first time I heard The Beatles, by Jon Anderson By Nick Hasted published 28 November 23 Original Yes frontman Jon Anderson on why The Beatles were the original progressive rock band
Yes grace the cover of the new gift-packed issue of Prog, on sale now! By Jerry Ewing published 24 November 23 Plus Peter Gabriel, Fish, Edgar Broughton, Gong, Bruce Soord, Tiger Moth Tales, The Emerald Dawn, Southern Empire, Christina and loads more...
